ELGAR'S ENIGMA
Saturday, September 30th * 7:00 PM
Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church
149 W Brush Hill Rd, Elmhurst
Pre-Concert Discussion with Asst. Conductor Eli Chen
5:45 PM in the Upper Gathering Area
Pre-Concert Discussions are free with the purchase of an event ticket.
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Concert Program
What's Playing
Michael Abels Outburst
Richard Strauss Four Last Songs
Edward Elgar Variations on an Original Theme (“Enigma Variations”)
Who’s PerformingElmhurst Symphony Orchestra
Stephen Alltop Music Director and Conductor
Amanda Majeski Soprano
What's Interesting
American composer Michael Abels is best known for his award-winning scores for the Jordan Peele films Get Out, Us, and Nope. Unlike those horror films, Outburst is a dazzlingly buoyant and colorful work, and an exciting roller coaster ride to kick off our 23/24 season!
Soprano Amanda Majeski, acclaimed for her voice of “silvery beauty” (Musical America), has appeared with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Metropolitan Opera of New York, and countless opera houses and concert halls around the world. A native of Chicagoland and graduate of Northwestern where she studied with ESO conductor Stephen Alltop, Majeski returns to the Elmhurst Symphony for the first time since 2007.
On October 21 1898, Edward Elgar sat down to noodle at the piano after a long day of teaching. His wife Alice suddenly interrupted, saying “Edward, that’s a good tune… Play it again, I like that tune!” The tune of which Alice was so enamored eventually became the Enigma Variations — one of the greatest and most popular orchestral works of all time!
Sponsors
Concert Sponsors
Ray and Sally Allen
Michael Abels Outburst
Tim and Carol Rounds
Richard Strauss Four Last Songs
Ted and Debbie Hatmaker
Edward Elgar Enigma Variations
Margarete Gross and Gerald Zimmerman
This concert is funded in part by the Illinois Arts Council and Explore Elmhurst.
Soprano
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